sphinxx news alert  
9 June 2010 | www.sphinxx.com.au   

This week we talk about how employers need to get their head out of the sand when it comes to pay equity! Find out who made the Entrepreneurs Hot 30 under 30 list, yet why women-owned firms are smaller than male ones. You’ve heard about glass ceilings what about glass walls and we cover a range of great conferences for you to attend.

A WORD FROM YOUR SheEO:

1. Tip for employers: why putting your head in the sand about gender pay equity just won’t help & how changing your UGRs just might.

WORK:

1. Professional Development Poll
2. Why are women-owned firms smaller than male ones
3. Entrepreneurs Hot 30 Under 30 List
4. What makes a leader?
5. Does having more women on an exec create better results?
6. Women getting on boards – Congratulations
7. Glass ceilings, glass walls
8. Ready to be a Company Director? – do the quiz
9. Last chance to apply for a new job for a great cause.
10. Limited voice = limited options?

CONFERENCES & EVENTS:

1. “Winning Women: Celebrating Career Success” conference
2. Mastermind Breakfast in a city near you.
3. Brisbane Mastermind Coffee this Friday
4. Ascend registration now open

OFFERS:

1. Save $344 when you let Denni Francisco revolutionize the way you work with Superworking
2. Save $110 on AICD membership
3. $10 off de Groots gift certificates
4. $50 off a one-day Marcus Buckingham seminar
5. Free chocolate for comments our on Work-Life Balance Blog

If you have an idea for a topic we should include in a future news alert, please let us know - we’d love to hear from you!

All the best,

Jen Dalitz
Founder & The SheEO, sphinxx.com.au

Our vision at sphinxx is to see women equally represented in leadership roles, in our workplaces and communities. We provide resources and professional development to support women on their leadership journey; and advice and education to ensure employers find and keep the best women on their teams.

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Tip for employers: why putting your head in the sand about gender pay equity just won’t help & how changing your UGRs just might

I think most of us know by now that men and women in Australia do not get paid the same salary for doing the same job. Take the industry I worked in: financial services. Women in financial services earn just 60 cents for every dollar their male counterparts make.

You would think this would be of concern to anyone responsible for recruiting and retaining staff in this industry - which includes not only HR of course but people managers as well. Obviously it's demoralising for women to work just as hard as the men around them yet earn over one-third less, and so it must play a part in the career choices women make. Yet according to Catherine Fox in this week's AFR Corporate Woman column, there is a State of gender denial in financial services.

Fox outlines a survey by 800 FINSIA members polled for the Bridging the Gender Divide survey - which is a typical case of “heads in the sand” for the majority of men who responded (click here to see the amazing statistics). So is this really simply a case of heads in the sand, or is there something else at play here? I spoke with Steve Simpson of Unwritten Ground Rules fame to understand if it could be the things that aren’t said that are having the biggest impact on the ability for women to progress in industries such as financial services…Have a thought on this? Please click here to post your comments on the sphinxx blog.

Have a thought on this topic? Please post your comments on my blog.

Professional Development Poll

Many of my conversations with business women recently have been about what kind of support they want, and where they think the gaps are…. Click here to see 5 of the most popular answers.

Why are women-owned firms smaller than male ones?

When you consider women have been starting their own businesses in ever-increasing numbers for over 30 years now, at twice the rate of male stared businesses… why are they smaller… read the Wall Street Journal article here.

Entrepreneurs: Hot 30 Under 30 List

Only 7 women made the list. A big congratulations to…. Click here to see who made the list.

What Makes A Leader? Thoughts from the EQ guru

Daniel Goleman is the man behind the “emotional intelligence” wave that (thankfully) hit us all in 1995. He has recently analysed the competency models from 188 major companies, and has uncovered a dramatic and critical finding… click here to read more.

Does having more women on an exec create better results?

Recently, I received an email from one of many women who attended a May Ascend development day, Alison. In her thank you email was an interesting observation about her Tasmanian owned and operated private health cover… click here to find out more.

Women getting on boards – Congratulations

We’re five months into 2010 and already 14 women have been appointed onto boards… companies are finally taking a serious look at their talented women… click here to see who?

Glass ceilings, glass walls?

Toni Bowers has written a wonderful blog on sexism in the workplace, highlighting the many forms work-related sexism can take, and the possible existence of glass walls between lateral roles and similarly ranked colleagues… click here to read the blog.

Think you’re ready to a company director? Do this quick quiz to check

If you are thinking of becoming a company director you might want to try out this online test from the AICD… click here to find out more.

Last chance to apply for a new job for a great cause. UNIFEM is recruiting for three challenging and guaranteed rewarding roles

UNIFEM does a huge amount of powerful and often desperately needed work for women across the world... click here to find out more about these roles.

Limited voice= limited options?

Dr. Louise Mahler writes a wonderful blog on a topic she pioneered to much success - voice intelligence. This week I received a very interesting blog of hers titled “Why Can’t You Sing?”… click here to read more.

Don’t miss registering for this Melbourne event, I personally recommend it!

I am a big big fan of VECCI and their Women in Business events, and am delighted to promote their upcoming event in Melbourne “Winning Women: Celebrating Career Success” on date… click here to find out more.

Mastermind Breakfast in a city near you.

The sphinxx Mastermind Breakfast program was created to provide intensive mentoring, idea sharing and discussion for senior women in a forum where you set the agenda. I’ve been developing this idea for a while, and with the support of de Groots media we were able to host our first event in Adelaide last Friday.
“I found this breakfast fantastic!!! Have the ability to get keen insights into areas that are affecting you by outstanding women simply cannot be valued enough. Love these breakfasts and will recommend them to all women to go - just as long as I don't miss out on future ones!!!!!”… click here to read more.

Brisbane Mastermind Coffee this Friday

I will be in Brisbane this Friday and if you are too, I'd like to invite you to join me and other women for a coffee (sessions running from 8am-11am). It’s a great opportunity to meet your fellow sphinxx women in Brisbane and to learn what we have planned at sphinxx for the second half of 2010 including …

- our sphinxx service provider directory
- employer think tanks and consulting services to assist in attracting, retaining and developing women into leadership roles

Sound interesting... click here to find out more.

Ascend registration is now open!!!!

Registrations for our August Ascend Development Day series are now open. The theme for this quarter is “Re-energize You” and we have a fantastic line up of speakers…

“It was an amazing day and I left feeling truly inspired and with motivation levels higher than I’ve felt in months. There was a lovely vibe in the room and every speaker was of such a high caliber. How can you possibly top this in August?”

We will be… click here to find out more and to register your place today.

Save $344 when you let Denni Francisco revolutionize the way you work with Superworking

Denni’s highly respected and effective Superworking program truly does show you how to work smarter, not harder... click here to find out how to receive your discount.

Save $110 on AICD membership

Membership to the AICD is one of those investments in your career that will pay off in spades - so if you've been thinking about it - quote my name (Jen Dalitz - sphinxx) when you are signing up to get $110 off the normal membership price.

Special Offer for all sphinxx newsletter receivers from de Groots best gift certificates, our Mastermind Breakfast Sponsors

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Marcus Buckingham’s Finding your Strongest Life

Interested in attending Marcus Buckingham’s Finding Your Strongest Life: What the happiest and most successful women do differently in Sydney on 23rd June… click here to secure $50 off the standard ticket price.

Share a Work-Life Balance Tip, and get a block Cocolo chocolate!

If you have a work-life balance tip you want to share, now is the time. For the month of June, every work-life balance tip posted on our blog earns you a block of Cocolo chocolate! Because it’s winter, its getting cold and Cocolo chocolate is delicious… click here to read our Work-Life Balance series.